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Ok so I figured out that is contains a water soluble dye, which explains why we only noticed it after we wiped it down with a damp rag. Now I'm wondering if there's a way to stop this from coming off or if we should just be careful what we use to dry the board off?

Hello, I recently made a cutting board using osage orange and now find that when I wipe down the board with a damp rag, there is a yellow residue left behind on the rage. It looks very similar to the sawdust, but when it is dry and I wipe it with a dry cloth, there's nothing. I know the Osage Orange sawdust can be used as a dye, so is the wood saturated with an oil that is coming out when it gets wet on the surface? Or is it really tiny particles of sawdust/wood that are coming off?

That Interlux stuff looks promising, I'm definitely reading up on that some more.

Thanks for your replies. I'm going to look into the last two ideas now, but as far as the water based spar urethane is concerned, I know you haven't used it before, but can you thin something like that so it can be rubbed on?

Sorry but I might not have been very clear with my wording. What I'm doing is painting the tabletop with acrylic paint you'd find at a craft store. Imagine an artist painting on a wood tabletop instead of canvas. So I'm trying to figure out the best way to finish the table to give it UV protection but also similar protection that tabletop varnish would provide. Is there an indoor finish for tabletops that provides UV protection? Or am I going to need two separate products (UV protection coat first, tabletop varnish second)? Thanks!

Hi there, I want to build a table with a tabletop that is painted with acrylic paint. When finished it will be about 90% covered in paint that I really don't want to fade but still needs to be functional as a coffee table. It's going to be in a room with lots of sunlight so I'm wanting to use something to finish it that has UV protection (unless there is a seperate product available that can be applied to give UV protection). I planned to brush or rub on Behlen Rockhard tabletop finish for other builds, but I believe this won't give the UV protection I need? I had considered using Helmsman outdoor finish but have read it's not a great indoor finish? Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!